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3232The government prioritieshttp://peoplesreview.com.np/the-government-priorities/
http://peoplesreview.com.np/the-government-priorities/#respondWed, 12 Dec 2018 09:30:52 +0000http://peoplesreview.com.np/?p=11233By Our Reporter
The government has decided to construct a new ministers’ residence in Bhaisepati by demolishing the existing ministers’ quarter in Pulchowk. In Pulchowk, the government has decided to construct and operate ten government guesthouses.
The Prime Minister’s Residence has constructed a dreamland garden in the residence premises spending millions of rupees. Decorating works in the PM’s residence are on. Besides, the government has decided to annex the Nepal Police Academy to construct a dream garden, helipad and guesthouse for the VVIP and VIP guests.
The government has released 160 million rupees to purchase new luxury vehicles for the President.
Whether these projects are essential compared to many other important works needed to be done. These are the projects providing facilities for spending luxury lifestyle for country’s ceremonial president, executive prime minister and ministers.
When the head of the state and head of the government are intent to increase their own facilities, the chief ministers and ministers in the provincial governments and mayors, chairmen, ward chairmen in the local bodies have also given priority for increasing their own facilities, including procuring new and expensive vehicles, increasing daily allowances and travel allowances rather than serving the people, one can conclude where the nation is heading for.
Look at the economic scenario. In a recent report, it is stated that we are exporting just 3.5 rupees worth products, whereas our imports are 15 rupees worth. And the trend of increasing imports is continued as we have not been able to produce exportable items.
More serious to note, the country is facing negative balance of payment in the economy. This is alarming because if such a trend will continue, very soon, Nepal may lend foreign currency from foreign countries to import goods.
According to official and unofficial reports, above 6 million youths are in foreign countries doing low standard and dangerous jobs. Each day, around two thousand youths are going abroad for jobs.
According to reports, 60 thousand youths are going abroad every month for studies. Along with their exit, they carry US dollars for study.
Nepal, recognized as an agricultural country, is importing rice and vegetables from foreign countries. Until the Panchayat rule in the country, Nepal was exporting rice to foreign countries.
During the panchayat era, many government industries were operating in profit. They were paying tax to the government, exporting products substituting imports and providing job for hundreds of thousand people.
Those profit making government industries became victims of political intervention resulting in jobless youths going abroad for low-quality job. Presently too, people are demanding for establishing new
industries within the country but the government priority is to construct garden and luxury durwars for the president, the prime minister and ministers. The government priority is to import luxury vehicles making additional contribution on the imports status.
These acts of the government may bring prosperity among the political leaders in power but the nation will not witness prosperity.
]]>http://peoplesreview.com.np/the-government-priorities/feed/0Nirmala’s case gets new twist, new fake guilty are again likely to be presentedhttp://peoplesreview.com.np/nirmalas-case-gets-new-twist-new-fake-guilty-are-again-likely-to-be-presented/
http://peoplesreview.com.np/nirmalas-case-gets-new-twist-new-fake-guilty-are-again-likely-to-be-presented/#respondWed, 12 Dec 2018 09:28:22 +0000http://peoplesreview.com.np/?p=11231By Our Reporter
It has been nearly five months since 13-year-old Nirmala Panta was raped and killed in Kanchanpur, but the government has still been unable to find and punish the guilty. The police administration that not only committed negligence in the investigation of the case in the initial phase but also presented fake guilty is again preparing to present two youth as the guilty in the case. The police are reportedly grilling them in Kathmandu.
However, there have already been media reports that the locals do not believe that the two boys had committed the crime.
After the police arrested Pradip Rawal and Bishal Chaudhary of Kanchanpur suspecting their involvement in the crime and Deputy Prime Minister Ishwor Pokharel announced that the government was preparing to make the guilty public, local media in Kanchanpur claimed that they were in the police custody on the day (July 26) Nirmala was raped and killed.
According to the media reports, Rawal and Chaudhary were arrested on the charge of stealing chicken and other goods from the shop of local Puni Ram Chaudhary.
Even the local right activists have argued the arrested boys were not the real guilty and the police was presenting them as guilty to silent the agitating locals and people.
Although the government has been telling that the police would find and punish the guilty, locals have stopped believing such claims.
Even Prime Minister K P Oli while addressing a function organised by the National Human Rights Commission on Monday on the occasion of the 70th International Human Rights Day said that the government would punish the guilty at any cost.
Meanwhile, the National Assembly’s Sustainable Development and Good Governance Committee sought clarifications from Inspector General of Nepal Police Sarbendra Khanal on the case.
Responding the queries of the lawmakers, Khanal said that the investigation had narrowed down. He also said that no pressure would influence the police investigation.
The Upper House committee had invited the police chief to the meeting in the context when the case remained as an ‘unsolved mystery’ even after four and half months since it happened and there are growing public concerns over a delay in booking the guilty.
The police chief informed the committee that some police officers were relieved from the posts for their non-professional performance in regard with the handling of the case and the investigation process was going on. As he said, some weakness earlier in the investigation was due to a hurry in disclosing the names of some people taken under control in course of the investigation.
However, it looks likely that the police may not be able to find the culprit in near future.
The government had already sacked two police officers for their utter negligence in the investigation of the case while Nirmala’s parents and relatives have been staging hunger strike demanding the arrest of the culprits.
]]>http://peoplesreview.com.np/nirmalas-case-gets-new-twist-new-fake-guilty-are-again-likely-to-be-presented/feed/0Provincial Council meeting to save federalismhttp://peoplesreview.com.np/provincial-council-meeting-to-save-federalism/
http://peoplesreview.com.np/provincial-council-meeting-to-save-federalism/#respondWed, 12 Dec 2018 09:27:03 +0000http://peoplesreview.com.np/?p=11228By Our Reporter
With the increasing grievances expressed by the chief ministers of all seven provinces to work in absence of civil servants and relevant laws, the federal government this week held a meeting of Inter-Provincial Council (IPC) at Singha Durbar.
In absence of laws and employees and increasing administration cost of the provincial government, politicians as well as people have started raising questions about the relevance of federalism in Nepal. Even the chief ministers had said that the federal government was functioning to fail federalism.
The meeting was called also to tackle the questions on the importance and relevance of federalism
Addressing the two-day meeting, Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli admitted the weaknesses in the implementation of federalism and said that the provinces might have faced some problems due to staff crunch.
Prime Minister Oli also refuted the allegation the civil servants were not cooperating with the government by denying to go to work in the province and local governments. He said that civil servants were fully supporting the federal and provincial governments to make federalism a success.
“It is not true that the civil servants are not supporting the federal and provincial governments. It is also not true that they are not working to make federalism a success,” he said.
He further said that although the government staff were not used to working in the federal setup, they were their best in support of the federal and provincial governments.
“Like us, the politicians, the staff are also new to the federal setup. They are also learning how to work under the new political system. They are supporting us to the extent possible with their knowledge and capacity,” he added.
Chief Ministers of all seven provinces aired their views in the meeting. Chief Ministers of Province 5 Shankar Pokharel, Mahendra Bahadur Shahi of Karnali Province and Trilochan Bhatta of Sudur Pashchim Province voiced their views and grievances on Monday while Chief Ministers of Province Number 1 Sherdhan Rai, Lalbabu Raut of Province 2, Dormani Poudel of Province 3 and Prithvi Subba Gurung of Gandaki Province had expressed their views on Sunday.
During the two-day meeting, the chief ministers raised issues such as government staff crunch, budget, planning laws and delay in the formation of National Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission.
Meanwhile, the meeting has formed a committee under Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa to prepare a study report on the ways to settle possible disputes among the centre and provinces, strengthen the provinces and revise laws and acts.
Other members in the taskforce are Finance Minister Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada; Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration Lalbabu Pandit; Province 2 chief minister Lalbabu Raut and province 5 chief minister Shankar Pokhrel. It comprises Chief Secretary Lokdarshan Regmi as the member secretary.
]]>http://peoplesreview.com.np/provincial-council-meeting-to-save-federalism/feed/0Dispute in CPN spills over after boycott of secretariat meetinghttp://peoplesreview.com.np/dispute-in-cpn-spills-over-after-boycott-of-secretariat-meeting/
http://peoplesreview.com.np/dispute-in-cpn-spills-over-after-boycott-of-secretariat-meeting/#respondWed, 12 Dec 2018 09:25:29 +0000http://peoplesreview.com.np/?p=11226By Our Reporter
The leaders of the ruling Communist Party of Nepal have not been happy with the way Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has been working.
It was evident from the boycott of a secretariat meeting of the party by four influential CPN leaders.
Former Prime Ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal, and leaders Bhim Rawal and Narayan Kaji Shrestha who had gathered at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar for the party’s Secretariat meeting scheduled for 3:00 pm on December 8, but when the party chairpersons and general secretary did now show up for the meeting even at 3:15 pm, the four leaders skipped the meeting in protest.
Party Spokesperson Narayan Kaji Shrestha said they left in protest to pressure the party leadership to start party meetings on time and manage party affairs in a more systematic way.
Shrestha said the party had decided in the previous Secretariat meeting that they would start meetings on the scheduled time and if there was any valid reason for delaying the scheduled meetings by more than 15 minutes, then the leadership would duly notify about it, but the leadership did not issue such notification today.
“We waited for 15 minutes more, but we did not get any notification after which we left,” he said.
The four leaders reportedly left Baluwatar saying that they felt snubbed as they were made to wait for long. Other members of the Standing Committee Ishwa Pokharel and Ram Bahadur Thapa had not reached Baluwatar when these four leaders were present.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal were present in Baluwatar but were talking to some people about the health condition of former member of Parliament Mani Khambu, who recently underwent surgery.
However, a majority meeting held next day called the standing committee meeting of the party for coming Saturday (on December 15).
]]>http://peoplesreview.com.np/dispute-in-cpn-spills-over-after-boycott-of-secretariat-meeting/feed/0PM, government continue to draw criticism for hosting Asia Pacific Summithttp://peoplesreview.com.np/pm-government-continue-to-draw-criticism-for-hosting-asia-pacific-summit/
http://peoplesreview.com.np/pm-government-continue-to-draw-criticism-for-hosting-asia-pacific-summit/#respondWed, 12 Dec 2018 09:24:08 +0000http://peoplesreview.com.np/?p=11224By Our Reporter
Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli as well as the government has still drawing criticism from the media, public as well as the leaders within the ruling Communist Party of Nepal for hosting the Asia Pacific Summit organised by a controversial Christian organisation and blowing national coffer for the INGO to organise the summit.
It was a big irony that the government of former Hindu Kingdom not only hosted the summit of the Christian missionary but also its Prime Minister stayed in a hotel to make the summit a success.
Interestingly, the Unification Church that organised the Summit in Kathmandu was created to fight the communists, but in Nepal, the powerful communist government used its resources including police and army men to make its summit a success.
The daily newspapers are continuing to carry write-ups against the summit while CPN leaders Jhalanath Khanal and Bhima Rawal heavily criticised the PM for accepting the prize and misusing his post for an INGO. At the end of the function, the Unification Church presented PM Oil an award of 100,000 US dollars which the PM accepted without seeking permission from a meeting of the Council of Ministers.
The difference was also noticed in the secretariat meeting of the top leaders of the ruling party, in which four of the nine members boycotted it recently. Although the leaders. including Khanal and Rawal boycotted the meeting citing that the PM did not respect the time, they had shown anger for his unnecessary attachment to the INGO’s summit.
]]>http://peoplesreview.com.np/pm-government-continue-to-draw-criticism-for-hosting-asia-pacific-summit/feed/0Labour Minister Bista addresses Marrakech meetinghttp://peoplesreview.com.np/labour-minister-bista-addresses-marrakech-meeting/
http://peoplesreview.com.np/labour-minister-bista-addresses-marrakech-meeting/#respondWed, 12 Dec 2018 09:22:13 +0000http://peoplesreview.com.np/?p=11221By Our Reporter
Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Gokarna Raj Bista addressed the plenary session of the Intergovernmental Conference for Safe, Orderly Migration (GCM) on Monday, The meeting was held in Marrakech, Morocco, from Dec 10-11.
According to the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations, New York, the Minister expressed that the adoption of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration represents a historic milestone in the governance of international migration.
Referring to the extensive consultations and negotiations over the last two years, Minister Bista highlighted that the process has given better understanding of international migration, its contribution to the development of countries of origin as well as destination, and its related challenges.
Sharing the priorities of the Nepali delegation, Minister Bista emphasised on the objectives related to decent work, fair recruitment, and skills recognition, addressing vulnerabilities of migrant workers, including women, and reducing the cost of remittances.
He also shared the new initiatives and reform measures undertaken by the Government of Nepal to ensure better service delivery and fair and ethical recruitment, and said that “we do not want migration to be a matter of compulsion.”
Earlier in the morning, the GCM was formally adopted by the Intergovernmental Conference.
Minister Bista held a bilateral meeting on Sunday evening with his Qatari counterpart Yousef bin Mohamed al-Othman Fakhro on the sidelines of the Conference.
During the meeting, the leader duo discussed the comprehensive aspects of the labour migration from Nepal, and focused the vulnerabilities and better governance of labour migration, it has been said.
Likewise, the meeting also discussed that a meeting of technical terms from both Nepal and Qatar can work out the details for new initiatives and mechanisms including the possibility of updating the Bilateral Labour Agreement between the two countries.
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http://peoplesreview.com.np/pm-vows-to-end-corruption/#respondWed, 12 Dec 2018 09:20:02 +0000http://peoplesreview.com.np/?p=11219By Our Reporter
Although the government has of late drawing flak for failing to maintain good governance, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had said that he would use every measure to curb corruption.
“I don’t see the effective implementation of the slogan ‘not indulging in corruption’, so I will try to come up with a new idea of ‘I will not indulge in corruption,” he said while addressing a programme jointly organised by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) and the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on the occasion of the International Anti-Corruption Day 2018 recently
The PM vowed to be ruthless against corruption. He directed all CIAA officials to be ruthless as well.
He said that the country had the required laws, knowledge and institutions to fight against corruption and it was high time to apply them.
PM Oli reiterated his commitment that he would not commit corruption and wouldn’t allow others to do so.
Chief Commissioner of the CIAA Navin Kumar Ghimire said that the government should be more serious about controlling corruption as it had been institutionalising in various sectors.
Stating that the anti-graft body would use new techniques against corruption, he urged one and all not to remain silent wherever and whenever corruption existed.
Chief Secretary Lok Darshan Regmi promised every support required to the anti-graft body.
President of Transparency International Nepal Khem Raj Regmi stressed on the application of effective anti-corruption measures since the country was ranked poorly in the corruption perception index.
]]>http://peoplesreview.com.np/pm-vows-to-end-corruption/feed/0Minister Sunar awarded ‘Dr Ambedkar International Award 2018’http://peoplesreview.com.np/minister-sunar-awarded-dr-ambedkar-international-award-2018/
http://peoplesreview.com.np/minister-sunar-awarded-dr-ambedkar-international-award-2018/#respondWed, 12 Dec 2018 09:19:15 +0000http://peoplesreview.com.np/?p=11217Minister for Youth and Sports Jagat Bahadur Sunar has been honoured with ‘The Dr Ambedkar International Award 2018’ for his contribution to the upliftment, development and rights of Dalits and backward communities.
The award was handed to Minister Sunar amid a programme organised in New Delhi on Sunday by the Bharatiya Dalit ShahityaAkademi.
Established in the name of Dr BhimraoRamjiAmbedkar, the principal architect of India’s first constitution, the award is given every year to a person contributing to Dalit movements, art, literature and research.
“The honour is a respect for all fighting for ending caste-based discrimination and untouchability, and for social justice, equality, dignity for all Dalits and backward communities,” said elated minister Sunar after receiving the award. RSS
]]>http://peoplesreview.com.np/minister-sunar-awarded-dr-ambedkar-international-award-2018/feed/0Former staff commits suicide at TUTHhttp://peoplesreview.com.np/former-staff-commits-suicide-at-tuth/
http://peoplesreview.com.np/former-staff-commits-suicide-at-tuth/#respondWed, 12 Dec 2018 09:17:47 +0000http://peoplesreview.com.np/?p=11215By Our Reporter
A former staff of the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital Maharajgunj committed suicide at the hospital.
Krishna Bahadur Bohara, 76, of Kathmandu Metropolitan City-3 hung himself from the ceiling of a building inside the hospital on Sunday, said Deputy Superintendent of Police PhanindraPrasain. The reason of Bohara’s suicide is not yet known. Bohara, who worked at the hospital, retired in 2060 B.S.
]]>http://peoplesreview.com.np/former-staff-commits-suicide-at-tuth/feed/0Japanese embassy celebrates national dayhttp://peoplesreview.com.np/japanese-embassy-celebrates-national-day/
http://peoplesreview.com.np/japanese-embassy-celebrates-national-day/#respondWed, 12 Dec 2018 09:16:49 +0000http://peoplesreview.com.np/?p=11213By Our Reporter
Masamichi Saigo, ambassador of Japan hosted a reception on 7 December to celebrate the 85th auspicious birthday of His Majesty Emperor Akihito at his official Residence, Tahachal.
About four hundred VVIP and VIP guests including the Vice-President. Nanda Bahadur Pun as a chief guest, Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, ambassadors and heads of international organizations in Nepal, members of the Federal Parliament, high ranking government officials attended the reception.
Ambassador Saigo referred to that this year is the last opportunity for us to celebrate His Majesty’s birthday in December as the National Day of Japan, and the enthronement of His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince is in May 2019. He highlighted that Japan and Nepal have been good friends and partners for more than 60 years since diplomatic relations were established in 1956, we will continue to work together, by deepening and widening relationship of the two countries.
The Emperor of Japan is the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people, therefore birthday of His Majesty the Emperor is celebrated as the national day of Japan. Next January marks the thirtieth anniversary of His Majesty the Emperor’s Accession to the Throne.
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